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1921–22 Newport County A.F.C. season

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Newport County
1921–22 season
ManagerHarry Parkes
StadiumSomerton Park
Third Division South20th
FA Cup1st round
Welsh Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: W.F.Edwards (10)
All: Devlin (13)
Highest home attendance10,000 vs Merthyr Town (5 Nov 1921)/Millwall (27 Dec 1921)
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs Southend United (12 Sep 1921)
Average home league attendance7,976

The 1921–22 season was Newport County's second season in the Football League. Due to league restructuring they were founding members of the new Football League Third Division South.

Season review

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League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 11 12 19 44 61 0.721 34 8 7 6 22 18 23 3 5 13 22 43 11

Source: rsssf.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHHA
ResultLLWLLWDDWLWDLLLLDWDDWDLDWLLWLWLLDLDWDDLWLL
Position182014162216181511141113141516161616171615151515161616141514151616181817191920202020
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 1922. Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Third Division South

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Main article: 1921–22 Football League § Third Division South
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
27 August 1921 Reading A 0–1 11,000
29 August 1921 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 8,000
3 September 1921 Reading H 1–0 Devlin 7,000
5 September 1921 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 Devlin 7,000
10 September 1921 Luton Town A 0–4 10,000
12 September 1921 Southend United H 2–1 Walker, W.Edwards 6,000
17 September 1921 Luton Town H 2–2 Devlin, Lythgoe 8,000
24 September 1921 Norwich City A 2–2 Walker, W.Edwards 8,000
1 October 1921 Norwich City H 1–0 Dobson 8,000
8 October 1921 Swindon Town A 2–3 W.Edwards 2 9,000
15 October 1921 Swindon Town H 4–0 Gaughan 2, Devlin, Lythgoe 8,000
22 October 1921 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 8,000
29 October 1921 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 14,000
5 November 1921 Merthyr Town H 0–2 10,000
12 November 1921 Merthyr Town A 1–2 W.Edwards 10,000
19 November 1921 Portsmouth A 3–4 W.Edwards 2, Devlin 13,000
26 November 1921 Portsmouth H 0–0 8,000
10 December 1921 Southend United A 1–0 Price 12,000
24 December 1921 Swansea Town A 2–2 Lythgoe, Gaughan 10,000
26 December 1921 Millwall A 1–1 Walker 17,000
27 December 1921 Millwall H 1–0 W.Edwards 10,000
31 December 1921 Exeter City A 2–2 Groves, W.Edwards 5,000
2 January 1922 Swansea Town H 2–3 Devlin 2 9,000
14 January 1922 Exeter City H 1–1 Walker 9,000
21 January 1922 Bristol Rovers A 4–3 Lythgoe 2, Brittan 2 8,000
28 January 1922 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 6,000
4 February 1922 Brentford A 0–1 8,000
11 February 1922 Brentford H 2–1 Walker, Devlin 6,500
18 February 1922 Aberdare Athletic A 0–3 7,000
25 February 1922 Aberdare Athletic H 1–0 Devlin 9,000
4 March 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–3 8,000
11 March 1922 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 9,000
18 March 1922 Watford H 0–0 7,000
25 March 1922 Watford A 0–1 5,000
8 April 1922 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 Gaughan 6,000
14 April 1922 Gillingham A 2–0 Groves, Walker 10,000
15 April 1922 Northampton Town H 2–2 W.Edwards, Gittins 8,000
17 April 1922 Gillingham H 1–1 Walker 9,000
22 April 1922 Northampton Town A 0–2 3,000
27 April 1922 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 Walker, Shelton 6,000
29 April 1922 Southampton H 0–1 8,000
6 May 1922 Southampton A 0–5 9,000

FA Cup

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Main article: 1921–22 FA Cup
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
5Q 3 December 1921 Bath City H 2–0 Devlin, Walker 6,000
6Q 17 December 1921 Wrexham A 0–0 8,000
6Qr 21 December 1921 Wrexham H 3–0 Devlin 3 5,000
1 7 January 1922 Newcastle United A 0–6 28,507

Welsh Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance
3 18 January 1922 Cardiff City A 1–7 Gaughan 6,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Southampton 42 23 15 4 68 21 3.238 61
2 Plymouth Argyle 42 25 11 6 63 24 2.625 61
3 Portsmouth 42 18 17 7 62 39 1.590 53
4 Luton Town 42 22 8 12 64 35 1.829 52
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 53 44 1.205 49
6 Swindon Town 42 16 13 13 72 60 1.200 45
7 Watford 42 13 18 11 54 48 1.125 44
8 Aberdare Athletic 42 17 10 15 57 51 1.118 44
9 Brentford 42 16 11 15 52 43 1.209 43
10 Swansea Town 42 13 15 14 50 47 1.064 41
11 Merthyr Town 42 17 6 19 45 56 0.804 40
12 Millwall 42 10 18 14 38 42 0.905 38
13 Reading 42 14 10 18 40 47 0.851 38
14 Bristol Rovers 42 14 10 18 52 67 0.776 38
15 Norwich City 42 12 13 17 50 62 0.806 37
16 Charlton Athletic 42 13 11 18 43 56 0.768 37
17 Northampton Town 42 13 11 18 47 71 0.662 37
18 Gillingham 42 14 8 20 47 60 0.783 36
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 9 20 45 51 0.882 35
20 Newport County 42 11 12 19 44 61 0.721 34
21 Exeter City 42 11 12 19 38 59 0.644 34
22 Southend United 42 8 11 23 34 74 0.459 27

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)
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References

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  • Amber in the Blood: A History of Newport County. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7
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